Caparo T1 on A140

[vanilladan]

Caparo T1 spotted on A140 south of Long Stratton yesterday (Monday).

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

vanilladan said:

Caparo T1 spotted on A140 south of Long Stratton yesterday (Monday).

Actually driving on the road or on a trailer?

[vanilladan]

On the road... red or orange I think...

[vanilladan]

With two people in too... who looked VERY close together, a very strange looking seating arrangement!!

Unfortunately, I was in a Discovery not my X-Bow... although that's one car I wouldn't give chase to anyway!!

[markCSC]

I had a sit in a white one at Long Stratton. It is not too bad seating wise. My friend and I (both 6 foot +) fitted in OK and it has loads of leg room. Might be a pain on the shoulders as you have to sit under the side protection bit (as they do in a F1 car).
Piccie

[iluvmercs]

The white one at Stratton Motor Company is actually engine-less.
But seeing as SMC will become the official dealers for Caparo, hopefully we'll be able to spot many more on the roads of Norfolk, in the years to come

Darren

[Mrs Muttleysnoop]

Matt Cummings, Roger Bennington's son in law drove one up the hill at the Goodwood FOS.

[Bigfatnath]

i saw the caparo trailor on the a140 too.....

[456lbft]

Isn't their factory going to be on the industrial Estate at Stratton, with the possibilty of using the airfield as a test track? Thats probably why there's some activity about.

[markCSC]

If you have a look at http://www.caparo-t1.com/ you'll see their head offic eis now at Long Statton.

[adam24]

456lbft said:

Isn't their factory going to be on the industrial Estate at Stratton, with the possibilty of using the airfield as a test track? Thats probably why there's some activity about.

Yes I was told by the chap in the showroom that they keep the cars at the workshop down the road.. Does anyone know where this is and it is open to the public? I had a good nose about the display one last weekend, I couldn't believe how big it was.
http://athorby.zenfolio.com/p965233012

[Touring Remo]

adam24 said:

456lbft said:

Isn't their factory going to be on the industrial Estate at Stratton, with the possibilty of using the airfield as a test track? Thats probably why there's some activity about.

Yes I was told by the chap in the showroom that they keep the cars at the workshop down the road.. Does anyone know where this is and it is open to the public? I had a good nose about the display one last weekend, I couldn't believe how big it was.
http://athorby.zenfolio.com/p965233012

It's on tharston industrial estate about 2 mins away and no its not open to the public unfortunately. But if you ask the right people at SMC they may give you a tour. But normally its strictly out of bounds, even for staff sometimes depends what is in there being stored and for whom.

[adam24]

Touring Remo said:

adam24 said:

456lbft said:

Isn't their factory going to be on the industrial Estate at Stratton, with the possibilty of using the airfield as a test track? Thats probably why there's some activity about.

Yes I was told by the chap in the showroom that they keep the cars at the workshop down the road.. Does anyone know where this is and it is open to the public? I had a good nose about the display one last weekend, I couldn't believe how big it was.
http://athorby.zenfolio.com/p965233012

It's on tharston industrial estate about 2 mins away and no its not open to the public unfortunately. But if you ask the right people at SMC they may give you a tour. But normally its strictly out of bounds, even for staff sometimes depends what is in there being stored and for whom.

Thanks for you reply.
Very exciting stuff - my mates dad raced for Aston at Le Mans in 90s so I will try that connection and see if he can blag me a tour. Sounds very interesting. Have you seen anything special down there? Is this where the Caparo arm will be based?